Syphilis – Facts About the Chameleon of Medicine

The old age disease which was once the most prominent sexually transmitted disease in the US during the dawn of the 19th century. It affected over 10% of the Americans at that time. But since that, the medicine called penicillin was introduced leading to the end of the drastic disease.

The previous year, a report had been publicised that a mother from California was tested positive for syphilis when she was 7 months pregnant and the thing that shocked the doctors is that she didn’t even show the symptom of the disease. The time was too late for her boy child to heal.

It will be scary to know the fact that syphilis is on the rise since 2000. There were over 20000 cases reported in 2014. The above number can spread a wave of fear among the people but there are facts to know and tips to safeguard yourself from the deadly disease.

Basics

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that can be treated and cured completely if you take proper treatment at the right time. The disease is caused by coming into sexual contact with chancre, a painless ulcer developed on the genitals in a venereal disease. It has been proved that syphilis can be passed to the baby from an infected mother, so there is a high probability of getting an HIV infection if left untreated.

Symptoms

Symptoms of syphilis happen in mainly 3 stages namely, primary, secondary and late. Most commonly, the symptoms occur three weeks after the infection starts its action on the body. During the primary stage, a painless and round ulcer appears on the infected site. Notably, it needs a prior treatment to avoid the next stage.

In the secondary stage of syphilis, a non-itchy rash appears on the palms of hand and below the feet. Usually, the rash will be cured by its own but will result in entering into the next stage, if kept untreated. The late stage will commence when all symptoms of the disease disappear. The stage can last for years if it is not subjected to treatment.

After one year of the venereal disease, it is known as late latent syphilis. During this stage, it can drastically affect the internal organs and can even get damaged later, cause paralysis and cardiac diseases and even death can happen. Syphilis is also called “The Great Imitator” as you can feel it as a symptom of another disease.

Treatment

Unani treatment is a suitable curing method for syphilis and can help to diagnose and treat the disease. Because a stage of serious complications or even death can occur if proper treatment is avoided at the right time. With the methodology of quickly designed herbal drugs, Unani can be an optimal solution to cure syphilis.